Cook County Lifestyle
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Heartland teams up with Chick-fil-A for annual Market Wide Blood DrivesJun 29, 2017 11:00 pm - Chick-fil-A is teaming up with Heartland Blood Centers to give back to donors for their generosity. To help replenish the blood supply during critical summer months sur...
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Community Foundation celebrates 19 nonprofit agencies at Grantee Recognition CeremonyJun 29, 2017 11:00 pm - The Community Foundation of the Fox River Valley is proud to announce that 19 local social service, health, and humanities agencies were approved a total of $378,208 in ...
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On July 27th at Five Seasons Northbrook: "Got Photos? Get Organized!"Jun 29, 2017 11:00 pm - If a picture is worth a thousand words, then family histories can easily amount to a sprawling, overwhelming mess. After all, a typical household accumulates thousands o...
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Brushwood Center Hosts Monarch Conservation Lecture & Garden TourJun 29, 2017 11:00 pm - On Sunday, June 25, Brushwood Center welcomed Field Museum Senior Conservation Ecologist, Dr. Abigail Derby Lewis, to speak on local and national efforts to preserve the...
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Constable: After nearly dying, former top MLB prospect becomes motivational speakerJun 29, 2017 5:30 am - As the hardest-throwing pitcher in college baseball in 1995, Alvie Shepherd dreamed of playing baseball for his hometown Chicago Cubs. Now he's grateful simply to be ali...
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GiGi's Playhouse social media campaign reaches 1 millionJun 29, 2017 1:00 am - Hoffman Estates-based GiGi's Playhouse Down Syndrome Achievement Centers this week reached Day 100 of its "321 Days of Acceptance" social media campaign that aims to int...
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Bob Leonard 10K/5K River Run returns July 30 in St. CharlesJun 28, 2017 11:00 pm - The Bob Leonard 5K/10K River Run & Colonial Cafe 1K Color Run will begin at 7:30 a.m. Sunday, July 30, at the historic grand pavilion at Pottawatomie Park, 8 North Ave. ...
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Could changing your meal schedule lead to weight loss?Jun 28, 2017 11:00 pm - Eating an early dinner or skipping it altogether could be effective in fighting body fat, according to research. Researchers from the University of Alabama at Birmingham...
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Bensenville's Green Street Grille garnering a following with solid American menu, craft beersJun 28, 2017 6:00 am - Suburban diners have wasted no time discovering the new Green Street Grille in downtown Bensenville. And the early consensus is positive. Since opening in mid-April, the...
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Donate school supplies at Palatine paradeJun 28, 2017 1:00 am - Palatine Township's Apple Tree program will officially begin at Palatine's Fourth of July parade Tuesday. Heading into its 28th year, Apple Tree collects donations of s...